Year: 2020
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Local
Facts are stubborn things By Femi Adesina
Next week, the Muhammadu Buhari administration would be exactly five years in office. Four full years of a first…
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Amaechi inaugurates NIMASA Board · Charges members to complete Deep Blue Project
Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, inaugurated the Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…
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Local
Gombe begins distribution of palliatives to vulnerable persons.
William Attah, Gombe Gombe State Government has began the distribution of palliatives to no fewer than 30 vulnerable persons…
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Local
Borno: Ranking LG officials absent as Zulum surprises Chibok, Bama, Gwoza, 3 others
… Roll-call of absentees taken … Emirs on ground while officials absent Senior officials, including some secretaries who currently oversee…
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18 year old housewife stabs husband to death in Bauchi
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi An 18 year- old housewife, Salman Hassan from Itas-Gadau local government of Bauchi state has been arrested by the…
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Post-Lockdown: Obi suggests template for Nigeria’s economic recovery
Following the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in many parts of the country, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
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Local
Demolish New Artisan Cattle market, Enugu Assembly urges state government
By Ifeoma Aka Enugu, May 21, 2020 The Enugu State House of Assembly has urged the state government to immediately…
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Business and Economy
Public Holidays: CBN reschedules MPC meeting
By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, May 21, 2020 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rescheduled its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)…
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Faith
MFM directs members to repeat 30-day Prayer Retreat from June 8
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has directed the repeat of her 30 days Prayer Retreat, whose second…
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Arts & Entertainment
Ali Baba, other stakeholders, give roadmap for Lagos tourism post COVID-19
By Taiye Olayemi/ Olaitan Idris Lagos, May 20, 2020 Veteran Comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as “Ali Baba” and other…
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Health
COVID-19: Nigeria records 284 new cases, total infections hit 6677
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, May 20, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases…
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Business and Economy
Trump considers in-person G7 summit; world leaders cautious
Washington, May 21, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering conducting the upcoming G7 summit in Camp David,…
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Lead Story
Group slams Wike, says ‘State of Emergency’ alarm funny, disturbing
A pressure group, Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF), has described the alarm raised by Rivers state government, that there is…
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Local
Senate Republicans issue subpoenas in probe of Biden’s son
Washington, May 21, 2020 A Republican-controlled committee in the U.S. Senate voted along party lines to subpoena documents related to…
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Education
Buhari approves sack of NECO registrar, four management staff
By Ruth Oketunde Abuja, May 20, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of the appointment of Prof. Charles…
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Health
Rivers Govt relaxes lockdown in Port Harcourt, Obio/Akpor …For six days from Thursday, May 21,2020
Rivers State Government has suspended the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for six days, with…
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Local
Amotekun: Makinde appoints Togun, Olayinka chairman, commandant
Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed the duo of General Ajibola Kunle Togun and retired Colonel Olayanju…
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Local
Wanted: Yoruba National Development Plan By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 On April, 20, 2020, the Yoruba ethnic nationality of Nigeria was admitted into the Unrepresented Nations…
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Health
FG receives 292 stranded evacuees from S/Arabia
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, May 20, 2020 The Nigerian Government has received 292 stranded Nigerians from Saudi Arabia, with a…
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Education
Asiwaju Tinubu hails Ibrahim-Imam’s appointment as TETFUND Chairman
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam over his appointment as Chairman, Board…
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Health
COVID-19- Bauchi Govt lifts ban on religious gatherings
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi Bauchi state government has reviewed the partial lockdown in the state even as it has lifted the…
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Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm new SEC DG, others; Begins amendment of Nigeria’s local content law
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Mr. Lamido Yuguda as the new…
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Lead Story
Buhari presides over Virtual FEC; Condoles with Diya over wife’s death
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, May 20, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the virtual session of the Federal…
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Health
COVID-19: Decision to extend lockdown not punitive — SGF
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, May 19, 2020 Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and the Chairman, Presidential Task…
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Local
Obi expresses shock over death of Yobe CJ, who restored his stolen mandate in 2003
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as…
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